Abut Head is a forested headland on the
West Coast West Coast or west coast may refer to:
Geography Australia
* Western Australia
*Regions of South Australia#Weather forecasting, West Coast of South Australia
* West Coast, Tasmania
**West Coast Range, mountain range in the region
Canada
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of
New Zealand's
South Island
The South Island, also officially named , is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman ...
.
It is located north of the village of
Whataroa and west of
Harihari, and is southwest of the
Westland District's main centre,
Hokitika. On the southern side of the headland, the
Whataroa River
The Whataroa River, sometimes the Wataroa River, is a river in the southern West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. Its source is in the Southern Alps and it flows north and northwest, passing the township of Whataroa on the easte ...
meets the
Tasman Sea. To the east is the
Saltwater Lagoon
Saltwater Lagoon ( mi, Pouerua-hāpua) is a lagoon on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.
It is in the southern Westland District, with Abut Head to the west and the village of Harihari to the east/southeast. The lagoon is locate ...
.
References
Headlands of the West Coast, New Zealand
Westland District
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